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La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 032

Scope and Contents

The Administrative Files include by-laws (1947-1992), financial materials (1966-1994), historical background, season ticket holders (1964-1982; 1990), copies of contracts with the local musicians' union (1964-1985), and some newsletters (1980-1981; 1990; 1994-1996).

The second series, Concert Seasons Files, includes newspaper articles, programs, board and committee minutes, board correspondence, and other documents, arranged by season. The season ran from July-June each year. These files also include documents generated by the search process when hiring replacement conductors, and occasionally conductor contracts will also be included in these files. Box 13 includes some oversize posters and newspaper pages.

Photographic Images & Sound Recordings basically include promotion photographs of guest artists, but also include photographs of a few board members, conductors, and symphony members. A few oversize group portraits are also included here. A few newspaper clippings are also interspersed throughout.

Lastly, the Related Organizations series consists of newspaper clippings, programs, and other miscellaneous items relating to predecessor musical groups in La Crosse. The most prominent include the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra (pre 1947).

Dates

  • 1898-1996
  • Majority of material found within 1947 - 1994

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Historical Note

The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., was incorporated on May 1, 1947, and was a direct descendant of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra. Other predecessor orchestras used the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra name and these existed at least in 1898, 1932, and 1938.

Extent

5.6 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of the La Crosse (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra, Inc., that include concert programs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes of the Board and various committees, and photographic images.

Before 1947, many attempts at starting a community orchestra in La Crosse had failed, but the current La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., has continually operated since the dissolution of the La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra in 1947.

Some information on other predecessor orchestras is also included in the collection; namely the Cathedral Orchestra, La Crosse Philharmonic Orchestra, La Crosse Vocational Civic Symphony Orchestra, and La Crosse Symphony Orchestra.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession No. 1997.003) Some programs donated by Linda Sherwood of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and photographs of Rudolph Kreutz donated by Barbara Schutter of Richmond, Indiana, via Charles E. Haas, Jan. 1997.

(Accession No. 1997.008) Donated by the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc., via Charles E. Haas, March 1997.

Related Materials

Missing Title

(784.2 H111H 1997)
Charles E. Haas, A History of the Development of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, 1898 to 1993 (La Crosse, WI : C.E. Haas), 1997.
(Local publications)
Musical Times: A Publication of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra
(Local publications)
LSO Notes newsletter
(Local publications)
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra Newsletter
(MSS 050)
La Crosse Musicians' Association, Local 201 Records
(MSS 132)
La Crosse Youth Symphony Orchestra Records

Physical Description

12 archives boxes, 1 large flat box

OCLC Number

42396873

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, with assistance from Jaime Dechant and Bill Petersen, May 1997.

Title
Guide to the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Records, 1898-1996 (bulk 1947-1994)
Status
Completed
Author
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, with assistance from Jaime Dechant and Bill Petersen, May 1997.
Date
1997 May
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

Contact:
800 Main St.
La Crosse Wisconsin 54601
(608) 789-7136